by Ella Van Wyk | Jun 29, 2026
Hunting is a vital part of subsistence practices, and is essential to those who live in Wiseman. Whether they hunt big game or small, they all rely on having legal subsistence access to the surrounding area. Before the Public Land Orders 5150 and 5180 were revoked, Wiseman residents were able to harvest moose and other game within the federal lands in the Dalton Highway Corridor, which includes the area around Wiseman, making it convenient for the residents to harvest essential game throughout the year.
by Northern Center | Jun 25, 2026
The Alaska Board of Game is accepting comments on Proposal 4, a proposed regulation that would close a two-mile-wide corridor along the proposed Ambler Road to hunting and trapping. NAEC’s position is clear: the Board of Game should take no action on Proposal 4. The...
by Northern Center | Jun 25, 2026
Safari Club International Alaska is trying to frame recent Federal Subsistence Board decisions as a fight over “fair access” to hunting. But that framing misses what is actually at stake. For rural Alaska communities, subsistence is part of a much larger reciprocal...
by Krystal Lapp | Jun 25, 2026
On June 17, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority board met to discuss several major projects with serious implications for Alaska’s lands, waters, wildlife, and communities. Northern Alaska Environmental Center joined the meeting to call for what...
by Krystal Lapp | Jun 25, 2026
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday for our Data Center Accountability gathering. We had an amazing turnout, and we are deeply grateful to every speaker, organizer, community member, and neighbor who came together to share information, ask hard...
by Gale K. Vick | Jun 25, 2026
The Ambler Road Project Creates Immense Challenges for Wild Fish Part 6 [1] June 2026 – Gale K. Vick [2] Science unsure of cause for salmon decline in Yukon River, Bob Weber, Associated Press, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, August 2, 2016 (chart based on...
by Northern Center | Jun 18, 2026
Across Alaska, millions of acres of federal public lands are protected by what are called D-1 withdrawals. The name sounds technical, but the issue is straightforward: these protections help keep public lands from being opened or transferred without fully considering...
by Krystal Lapp | Jun 15, 2026
Wiseman residents are facing an immediate and unacceptable crisis. The recent revocation of land orders in the Dalton Highway Corridor has thrown long-standing local access into uncertainty, affecting lands that Wiseman families have relied on for harvesting firewood,...
by Krystal Lapp | Jun 11, 2026
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, or AIDEA, is a public corporation created by the State of Alaska. It has broad authority to lend money, issue bonds, finance projects, own assets, guarantee loans, enter contracts, and invest in development...
by Krystal Lapp | Jun 11, 2026
Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is holding a special meeting to discuss a major decision affecting the valuation of the Trans Alaska Pipeline System, or TAPS. This issue has significant implications for borough...
